EVANSTON, Ill. — Rachel Burke of Barrington, N.H., has been named a Commended Student at Jesse Remington High School in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented to this scholastically talented senior.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2013 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Audrey Craft of Dover performed in the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival in Northfield, Minnesota. Craft is a member of the Chapel Choir and is a Music major. She is the daughter of Joel and Carol Craft.

The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of the oldest musical celebrations of Christmas in the United States. Started in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, founder of the St. Olaf College Music Department, the festival features more than 500 student musicians who are members of five choirs and the St. Olaf Orchestra.

The festival, which is regularly broadcast nationwide on public television and radio, has been featured in hundreds of publications, including TV Guide, The Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents made the dean’s list for Fall 2012 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology:

Tyler Bacon of South Berwick, Maine, a second-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Samuel Black of Sanford, Maine, a third-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Mahreana Burnham of Stratham, N.H., a fourth-year student in RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology.

Lucas Cookman of New Durham, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Stephen Garabedian of Portsmouth, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Celia Garland of Wolfeboro, N.H., a third-year student in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

Mega Guarnieri Cleary of Fremont, N.H., a fifth-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Natasha Martinez of Madbury, N.H., a second-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Lawrence Merrill of Kensington, N.H., a third-year student in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

Cory Nitschelm of Portsmouth, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Hannah Palmatier of Milton Mills, N.H., a fourth-year student in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

Christopher Parker of Dover, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Samuel Pike of York, Maine, a first-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Charles Pueschel of Hampton Falls, N.H., a fourth-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Joshua Pueschel of Hampton Falls, N.H., a third-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Alexander Rioux of Brentwood, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Zachary Rubeor of Dover, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Michelle Spoto of Hampton Falls, N.H., a third-year student in RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology.

Timothy Tiebout of South Berwick, Maine, a fourth-year student in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

Luke Wellington of Brentwood, N.H., a first-year student in RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Courtney Gray of Newfields, NH is the author of an article entitled, “Using Community-Based Research to Study Bullying at a Local Non-Profit Organization,” and a brochure on bullying entitled, “Helping in Bullying Situations.” Both were published in the Fall 2012 issue of the Undergraduate Journal of Service-Learning and Community-Based Research at Merrimack College.

Gray is a senior majoring in sociology and women and gender studies with a minor in biology.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in the summer 2012 quarter:

Kenneth Beck of Rochester, N.H., earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Gabrielle Burns of Hampton, N.H., earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Sarah Fodero of Greenland, N.H., is a Senior at Gettysburg College and serves as a GLC leadership mentor.

The Garthwait Leadership Center serves as an intellectual and experiential hub for leadership development at Gettysburg College, providing students and alumni with knowledge, experiences, and resources to be active leaders in the 21st century.

MARIETTA, OHIO — Local students recently were recognized at Marietta College.

Casey Bloise ‘16 of Dover, NH, has been named to the Fall 2012 Dean’s High Honors List.

Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.75 or better in a given semester is recognized as a Dean’s High Honors List student for that semester.

Bloise, a graduate of Dover High School, is majoring in Petroleum Engineering.

Kasey Woodworth ‘13 of North Berwick, ME, has been named to the Fall 2012 Dean’s List.

Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.50 to 3.749 in a given semester is recognized as a Dean’s List student for that semester.

Woodworth, a graduate of Noble High School, is majoring in Intervention Specialist K-12.